Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators: National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Course Description: ﻿This national report summarizes key findings from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for indicators of substance use and mental health among people aged 12 years old or older in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population of the United States. Results are provided for the overall category of individuals aged 12 or older as well as by age subgroups.

Learning Objectives:

Analyze the statistics on tobacco use, alcohol use, and illicit drug use in the past month among various age groups

Analyze the statistics on opioid misuse, substance use disorders, substance use treatment in the past year among various age groups

Analyze the statistics on major depressive episode, mental illness, and mental health service use in the past year among various age groups

Analyze the statistics on co-occurring major depressive episode and substance use among various age groups

Analyze the statistics on the occurrence of suicidal thoughts and behavior among adults

﻿Rebecca Ahrnsbrak is a statistician in CBHSQ at SAMHSA. She works on NSDUH. Her work focuses primarily on statistical methodology and analytic aspects of the survey. She has considerable engagement with NSDUH data users, helping to address their statistical and analytic needs.

Dr. Park-Lee is a survey statistician in CBHSQ at SAMHSA. She works on various aspects of the NSDUH. Her research focuses on substance use treatment and mental health service utilization among vulnerable populations. She received her Masters degree in epidemiology and her Ph.D. in social work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Course Level: Beginning/Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced

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